Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Just the other day a friend was in an accident, his fault. He was at a light and texting on his phone
and he's not exactly sure what happened but the next thing he knew
he had rolled and smashed into the car in front of him. The front end of his truck which was hauling a
trailer was demolished. The car in front of him, well the driver didn't even have a license and
of course no insurance.

and then of course there's the hands free problem too.........
When I put the key into the ignition on my relatively new vehicle the very next thing

that happens is that my car links up with my cell phone. This is bluetooth technology, something

that until very recently was foreign to me....ok, so I'm a little behind the times.

The buttons to answer the phone, hang up the phone and control the volume are

on my steering wheel. It didn't take me long to realize that accessing these buttons

could be hazardous. Well, anytime that you're mentally distracted or remove your eyes

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Here's a list of some simple ways you can extend kindness........and you're

probably already doing it!

50 Fun Random Acts of Kindness Week Ideas:

1. Pay it Backward: buy coffee for the person behind you in line.2. Compliment the first three people you talk to today.3. Send a positive text message to five different people right now.4. Post inspirational sticky notes around your neighborhood, office, school, etc.5. Tell someone they dropped a dollar (even though they didn’t). Then give them a dollar.6. Donate old towels or blankets to an animal shelter.7. Say hi to the person next to you on the elevator.8. Surprise a neighbor with freshly baked cookies or treats!9. Let someone go in front of you in line who only has a few items.10. Leave a gas gift card at a gas pump.11. Throw a party to celebrate someone just for being who they are, which is awesome.12. Have a LinkedIn account? Write a recommendation for coworker or connection.13. Leave quarters at the laundromat.14. Encounter someone in customer service who is especially kind? Take an extra five minutes to tell their manager.15. Leave unused coupons next to corresponding products in the grocery store.16. Leave a note on someone’s car telling them how awesome they parked.17. Try to make sure every person in a group conversation feels included.18. Write a kind message on your mirror with a dry erase marker for yourself, your significant other or a family member.19. Place a positive body image notes in jean pockets at a department store.20. Smile at five strangers.21.
Set an alarm on your phone to go off at three different times during
the day. In those moments, do something kind for someone else.22. Send a gratitude email to a coworker who deserves more recognition.23. Practice self-kindness and spend 30 minutes doing something you love today.24. Give away stuff for free on Craig’s List.25. Write a gratitude list in the morning and again in the evening.26. Know parents who could use a night out? Offer to babysit for free.27. Hold up positive signs for traffic or in a park for people exercising outside!28. Return shopping carts for people at the grocery store.29. Buy a plant. Put it in a terracotta pot. Write positive words that describe a friend on the pot. Give it to that friend!30. Write a positive comment on your favorite blog, website, or a friend’s social media account.31. Have a clean up party at a beach or park.32. While you’re out, compliment a parent on how well-behaved their child is.33. Leave a kind server the biggest tip you can afford.34. When you’re throwing something away on the street, pick up any litter around you and put that in the trash too.35. Pay the toll for the person behind you.36.
Put 50 paper hearts in a box. On each cutout write something that is
special about your partner or a friend. Give them the box and tell them
to pull out a heart anytime they need a pick-me-up.37.
Everyone is important. Learn the names of your office security guard,
the person at the front desk and other people you see every day. Greet
them by name. Also say “hello” to strangers and smile. These acts of
kindness are so easy, and they almost always make people smile.38. Write your partner a list of things you love about them.39. Purchase extra dog or cat food and bring it to an animal shelter.40.
Find opportunities to give compliments. It costs nothing, takes no
time, and could make someone’s entire day. Don’t just think it. Say it.41. Take flowers or treats to the nurses’ station at your nearest hospital.42. Keep an extra umbrella at work, so you can lend it out when it rains.43. Send a ‘Thank you’ card or note to the officers at your local police or fire station.44. Take muffins or cookies to your local librarians.45. Run an errand for a family member who is busy.46. Leave a box of goodies in your mailbox for your mail carrier.47. Tape coins around a playground for kids to find.48. Put your phone away while in the company of others.49. Email or write to a former teacher who made a difference in your life.50. When you hear that discouraging voice in your head, tell yourself something positive — you deserve kindness too!

Gimme a break: Tow truck operators say drivers come too close

HURON COUNTY — Slow down.

The two words have been pounded into our heads since driver’s training.

But
officials say signs, cones, barrels, lights, barriers, traffic
controllers and other means sometimes aren’t enough for people to heed
the warning and move over for emergency and tow vehicles, which is also
inked in Michigan’s “Move Over Law.”

“Slow down, just give us room to work, that’s all we’re
asking,” said Bill Simmons, who owns Oak Beach Auto Repair in Port
Austin. Simmons called the Tribune this week, frustrated.

He
said it was bright and sunny with good visibility when he arrived to
tow a vehicle out of a ditch on Caseville Road on Thursday morning. The
road was icy. Cones were out and his lights were on, he said. The winch
cable between the tow truck and the car was in the road.

“We just had someone hit our cable,” Simmons said. “It scraped the roof of their car.”